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Cannabis policy changes in Africa are welcome. But small producers are the losers
Monday, 30 May 2022Many African states that persecuted citizens for cannabis related offences for years are now promoting legal cannabis production. Over the past five years 10 countries have passed laws to legalise pr ...
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A Sustainable Future for Cannabis Farmers
Friday, 16 April 2021Learn how lessening the barriers for small farmers while raising them for large companies can help to steer legal cannabis markets in a more sustainable and equitable direction based on principles of ...
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Police uncovers 'wee' enclave in Volta Region
Thursday, 11 June 2020The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service has recently uncovered hundreds of acres of farmland dedicated to the cultivation of plants suspecte ...
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Parliament of Ghana passes historic new drug law, paving the way for a West African approach
Sunday, 05 April 2020On Friday, 20th March, the Parliament of Ghana passed the Narcotics Control Commission Bill into law. This brought great excitement to many who have been following the legislative process since 2015, ...
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Why the 'legalization' of cannabis is not what Ghanaians think it is
Saturday, 21 March 2020Parliament passed the new Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019, which enhanced the powers of the country’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) to oversee the industrial use of some narcotic substances ...
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Ghana legalizes cannabis for health and industrial purposes
Saturday, 21 March 2020Ghana has legalized the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes as it joins other African countries hoping to derive economic and health benefits from the substance. On Friday the country’ ...
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Decriminalization of personal use is a responsible pathway to controlling drugs
Wednesday, 06 November 2019Similar to other countries in the region, Ghana is experiencing growing drug availability, trafficking and consumption. This phenomenon, more and more visible and problematic for a decade now, is rel ...
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Former Nigerian leader Obasanjo urges West African govts to decriminalise drugs
Tuesday, 11 September 2018West African governments should overhaul their drug laws to decriminalise personal use and prioritise treatment as a response to rising substance abuse in the region, former Nigerian president Oluseg ...
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NACOB calls for decriminalisation of narcotic drug use
Tuesday, 31 July 2018The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) of Ghana, Mr Michael Addo, has called for the decriminalisation of narcotic drug use. According to him, suppliers and producers o ...
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There’s an opioid abuse problem unfolding in African cities and it’s not getting the attention it needs
Friday, 16 March 2018Africa remains one of the regions least served with effective pain relief medicine and although Tramadol is not the strongest of analgesics, it is a darling on prescription lists. That’s because unli ...
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Ghana’s bold step away from the ‘war on drugs’
Friday, 13 October 2017Ghana is poised to become the first African country, and the first country outside of Europe and the Americas, to decriminalise the personal possession and use of all illegal drugs. Ghana’s Narcotics ...
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The green gold rush: Could Africa be on the verge of a weed race?
Monday, 09 October 2017Several African governments are considering tapping a lucrative natural resource. More than 10,000 tons of cannabis are produced on the continent each year, according to a UN survey, which advocates ...
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Marijuana users must be rehabilitated not jailed – NACOB boss
Saturday, 06 August 2016The Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Yaw Akrasi Sarpong believes a lenient paradigm shift is needed in the approach of law enforcement to crimes involving marijuana. Mr. Sa ...
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The journey to decriminalization
Friday, 24 June 2016There is a significant academic debate about decriminalization of marijuana in Ghana, and this has received some degree of political and public support. Some have argued that decriminalization will o ...
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Ghana to decriminalize narcotics?
Thursday, 10 March 2016The United Nations is due to hold a special session on drug policy in April and one of Ghana's most famous sons, Kofi Annan, has already weighed into a heated debate. Annan, who served as UN Secretar ...
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West Africa: Forging a West African consensus on UNGASS
Sunday, 31 January 2016A news story cited Ghana's Deputy Superintendent of Police, David Selom Hukportie, as bemoaning the formidable challenges he faces trying to destroy marijuana farms across the country. Mr. Hukportie, ...
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Decriminalise cannabis; consider its commercial benefits - Akrasi-Sarpong
Tuesday, 28 July 2015Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong, Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, called for an open debate with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), to join in on-going global debates on the drug issue. He adv ...
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European Cannabis Policies Under Attack
Monday, 01 April 2002A strong attack against the European practice of 'leniency' regarding cannabis use and possession took place at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) session (11-15 March, 2002) in Vi ...
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